Secondary school students and recent graduates are eligible for the program, which will provide short-term paid work placements for those age 16 to 24
A new program launching this fall around the province is designed to attract young people to manufacturing, where skilled workers are in demand.
Participants can earn credits toward secondary school graduation and apprenticeship certification, and the program is designed to include under-represented groups. Canada’s unemployment rate is at five per cent, but the rate for those ages 15 to 24 is almost double that at 9.6 per cent, the highest unemployment rate among age groups.
Bailey said manufacturing is a growing part of the economy, with 49,000 new job openings coming to the sector over the next decade. “Now is the time to introduce young people to the sector so they’re ready to fill those jobs.”
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